College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 531 Galactic Astrophysics 3.0 Credits

The goal of this course is to present an introduction to the processes responsible for the formation, structure, evolution, and present-day appearance of the Milky Way and other galaxies. Using the Milky Way Galaxy as a guide, we will develop analytical and numerical tools to help us understand the properties of these magnificent objects, near and far. For the most part, these tools will be based on familiar concepts in classical mechanics and thermodynamics.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 553 Nanoscience 3.0 Credits

Physical basis of nanoscale materials and systems including discussion of low-dimensional structures and their physical properties, the self-assembly of nanostructures, applications in various fields of science and technology, and techniques for fabrication and characterization on the nanoscale.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 562 Computational Biophysics 3.0 Credits

Covers mathematical applications of biological simulations. Using classical and statistical mechanics, we will cover topics including atomic scale simulations, statistical sampling, and models of molecular cellular systems and living processes.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 571 Nonlinear Dynamics 3.0 Credits

This course introduces the basic ideas of the new science of nonlinear dynamics and develops methods to carry out fundamental computations of fractal dimension, Lyapunov exponents, and topological invariants.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 576 Introduction to Particle Physics 3.0 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the physics of fundamental particles. Topics include the fundamental forces, quarks and leptons, Feynman diagrams, symmetries and conservation laws, relativistic kinematics, bound states, and experimental methods.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

PHYS 631 Relativity Theory I 3.0 Credits

Covers particle and field dynamics in special relativity, tensor calculus for Riemannian space-time manifolds, Einstein's gravitational field equations and their principal solutions in general relativity, black holes, general relativistic variational principles, big bang cosmology, and quantization of general relativity.

College/Department: College of Arts and SciencesRepeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

Writing-intensive Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

For additional information, and an up-to-date list of the writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Drexel University Writing Center page